Another bit of interesting news out of the San Diego Comic Con (SDCC) International was the return of James O’Barr’s The Crow series to comics. 
This follows news and rumours surrounding the upcoming The Crow film.
It would make sense for The Crow, which originated a comic book series with the defunct Caliber Press, to return to the medium that gave it birth. With comic book properties the rage nowadays, it was only a matter of time that comic book returns to be a byproduct of movie production.
It seems like the formula IDW used for John Byrne’s Next Men is a good one as The Crow will get a new series, but will be accompanied by reprints of the original series. I’ll be checking out the new and maybe some of the classic run too.
News Release:
All-new series plus fan-favorite reprints coming in 2012
San Diego, CA (July 21, 2011)—At San Diego Comic-Con today, IDW Publishing announced an all-new series of The Crow comics, beginning in 2012. IDW Publishing will produce several comics series in the universe of James O’Barr’s classic The Crow comics and based on the upcoming feature film. Additionally, IDW will offer collector’s editions of all existing The Crow comics.
“I’m glad to see The Crow land at IDW,” said Ted Adams, the company’s co-founder and chief executive officer. “I edited the last Crow series when I ran Todd McFarlane’s comics in the late ‘90’s, and we’re looking forward to bringing this classic character back to the medium in 2012 at IDW.”
Originally a comic series created by James O’Barr in the early 1980’s, The Crow comic series was first published by Caliber Press in 1989. The concept was adapted into blockbuster film in 1994, and has inspired several different series from Kitchen Sink Press, London Night Studios, Random House and Image Comics. The original The Crow has sold nearly one million copies worldwide.
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